How each factor influences Gen Z attitudes as compared with other generations
Compensation
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Career development
Gen Z, millennials, and younger boomers all cite poor career development as the top reason for leaving a job. But only Gen Z ranks it as the top reason for taking a new job. Others put compensation first.
Workplace flexibility
Gen Z ranks workplace flexibility as the top reason for staying in a job—as do younger and older millennials. Gen X and young boomers prioritize compensation.
Purpose
Meaningful work—or a lack of it—ranks in the top three factors for Gen Zers when taking a new job, as well as for staying in or quitting a current job.
Compensation
Gen Z is the generation least motivated by money and the only respondents who didn’t rank compensation in their top two reasons for leaving a job. It’s also their least important factor for staying in a job.
Career development
Workplace flexibility
Purpose
